Do you expext truck drivers to swerve (probably killing themselves), or do you believe most would stay on course no matter what?

Do you expext truck drivers to swerve (probably killing themselves), or do you believe most would stay on course no matter what?
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Here is a video , this is sorta what I am trying to say… https://youtu.be/eWuK-fi-D_w Let me tell you from my view,I would be standing on the brakes,but I would be driving through them I wouldn’t be swerving and crashing. And the truck I drive has 2 trailers so it’s a lot longer than the 2 in the video. Did you notice that idiot never even stuck around to see if those drivers were alright.
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